Jimmy Morrissey – Noteworthy
NOV 12 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jimmy Morrissey, Pitt, So., C; Huntingdon Valley, Pa.,…Helped key Pitt’s historic offensive day in Saturday’s 52-22 win over Virginia Tech … Cited by the coaching staff for multiple big blocks at the point of attack to spring huge runs … Credited with several adjustment calls at the line of scrimmage that proved key as he graded out at 90 percent … Morrissey spearheaded an attack that saw Pitt pile up a school-record 654 yards in total offense, eclipsing the prior mark of 648 set against Eastern Michigan in 1995 … The Panthers rushed for 492 yards on 36 carries (13.7 avg.), the second-highest single-game rushing total in school history (530 vs. Army, 1975). – ACC Football
Qadree Ollison – Noteworthy
Pittsburgh’s success running the ball against Virginia Tech was reminiscent of the days when Tony Dorsett was piling up yards for the Panthers. The Panthers amassed 492 rushing yards in their 52-22 win Saturday, the most since the Dorsett-led Panthers ran for 530 against Army in 1975. It was the No. 2 rushing total in program history and just ahead of the 484 yards they ran for against Duke on Oct. 27. Pitt set a school record with 654 total yards, its second game with more than 600 yards this season. Qadree Ollison had a career-high 235 rushing yards for the Panthers, including a school-record 97-yard touchdown that matched the longest run in the nation this year. The other 97-yard run, by Notre Dame’s Dexter Williams, also came against Virginia Tech, which has given up three of the 11 longest runs this season. – AP College Football
Qadree Ollison – Noteworthy
NOV 12 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Qadree Ollison, Pitt, Sr., RB; Niagara Falls, N.Y.,…Ollison rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries in Saturday’s 52-22 win over Virginia Tech … Ollison’s scoring runs covered 8, 31 and a record-setting 97 yards … The 97-yard run is the longest play from scrimmage in Pitt history and tied for the longest in college football this year … Ollison now has 1,054 yards rushing on the season and becomes only the sixth player in Pitt annals to achieve multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons … Ollison’s 2,700 rushing yards for his career eclipse Curtis Martin (2,643 from 1991-94) for 10th place on Pitt’s all-time list. – ACC Football